Scarborough Field Naturalists Societyhttps://scarboroughfieldnats.co.uk
Founded 1889 – Affiliated to Yorkshire Naturalists' UnionMon, 12 Mar 2018 17:42:00 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.4Common wintergreen and spring botanisinghttps://scarboroughfieldnats.co.uk/common-wintergreen-and-spring-botanising/
https://scarboroughfieldnats.co.uk/common-wintergreen-and-spring-botanising/#respondMon, 12 Mar 2018 07:57:44 +0000https://scarboroughfieldnats.co.uk/?p=2362It’s a good time of year to spot plants of common wintergreen (Pyrola minor) holding onto last year’s flowers. This is not a common plant but small scattered groups can be found growing in undisturbed woodland beside some forest rides in our area. Let Pauline Popley know if you find this or anything else of […]

]]>https://scarboroughfieldnats.co.uk/common-wintergreen-and-spring-botanising/feed/0Bat Survey dates 2018https://scarboroughfieldnats.co.uk/bat-survey-dates/
Thu, 01 Feb 2018 13:31:58 +0000https://scarboroughfieldnats.co.uk/?p=2345We have added the bat survey dates to the calendar for 2018 and hope to see some of you there. This year we will be surveying Low North Camp, Cropton Cabins, Keys Beck and Broad Head Farm. Please let Nick Gibbons know if you are coming at 07790 113025. This will help should there be […]

]]>Autumn Bat Box checks 2017https://scarboroughfieldnats.co.uk/autumn-bat-box-checks-2017/
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 15:39:21 +0000http://scarbor2.wwwnlss7.a2hosted.com/?p=2315Thanks to a break in the weather we managed to complete the bat box checks across the whole forest. A grand total of 72 bats of 6 species were recorded – Common and Soprano pipitrelle, Daubenton’s, Natterer’s, Brown long-eared and Noctule. Brown long-eared was an extra species to or spring checks and were found at […]

]]>Rotunda Birthday Exhibition – August Bank Holiday weekend 2017https://scarboroughfieldnats.co.uk/rotunda-birthday-exhibition-august-bank-holiday-weekend-2017/
Mon, 04 Sep 2017 11:28:30 +0000http://scarbor2.wwwnlss7.a2hosted.com/?p=2268With the help of some amazing photos from the archive from Brian C the Society put a stand up for the Rotunda Birthday event over the August bank holiday. Some of the photos of our early pioneers of the SFNS show how dedicated they were and how they worked with their very basic equipment of the […]

]]>Wall brown weekendhttps://scarboroughfieldnats.co.uk/wall-brown-weekend/
Tue, 29 Aug 2017 12:21:34 +0000http://scarbor2.wwwnlss7.a2hosted.com/?p=2262Must be just the time for the second brood of Wall brown butterflies as there were 4+ at Rodger Trod (TA018960) on Sunday 27th Aug 2018 and 2+ at Broxa at Reasty Bank (SE9494) on Sunday 28th August.Nick G

]]>Stain Dale Water Bat walk 22nd Aug 2017https://scarboroughfieldnats.co.uk/stain-dale-water-bat-walk-22nd-aug-2017/
Wed, 23 Aug 2017 15:11:36 +0000http://scarbor2.wwwnlss7.a2hosted.com/?p=2238Despite the gloomy forecasts for the weather earlier in the week it was a good warm evening with little wind and with plenty of insects available for the bats to eat. From the car park we descended to the nearest viewpoint over the water to sit and wait. A heron flew in and perched on […]

]]>Key’s Beck Bat survey 11th August 2017https://scarboroughfieldnats.co.uk/keys-beck-bat-survey/
Mon, 14 Aug 2017 14:31:36 +0000http://scarbor2.wwwnlss7.a2hosted.com/?p=2231Seven turned out to check what bats were using the Key’s Beck pond site where the spring bat box check showed a complete absence of bats. We managed to do recording at four different points around the site which consists of two ponds with a causeway between the two. Recorders were stationed at the northern […]

]]>Mink records wanted for Water vole projecthttps://scarboroughfieldnats.co.uk/mink-records-wanted-water-vole-project/
Thu, 10 Aug 2017 08:11:05 +0000http://scarbor2.wwwnlss7.a2hosted.com/?p=2224To all. I just got the request below for any Mink records. I have been through the Rye Nats records and found one from 2013. Has anyone in the Scarborough Nats seen any Mink at all please? Nick G Water Vole Project The North York Moors has small but valuable […]

]]>Broxa Nightjar walk 18th July 2017https://scarboroughfieldnats.co.uk/broxa-nightjar-walk-18th-july-2017/
Wed, 09 Aug 2017 07:54:33 +0000http://scarbor2.wwwnlss7.a2hosted.com/?p=2218What an evening. After and inauspicious start with a gusty wind and mist occasionally rolling around it did not seem likely to be god for nightjars. Standing in the wind we had one brief ‘hear’ of a Woodcock only and by 9.35 it looked bleak. Walking further down the track into a more sheltered area […]

]]>Hedgehog rescue week!https://scarboroughfieldnats.co.uk/hedgehog-rescue-week/
Wed, 09 Aug 2017 07:49:55 +0000http://scarbor2.wwwnlss7.a2hosted.com/?p=2214 It has been a week for rescuing hedgehogs from potential road traffic. On Tuesday 1st August Rob Stark stopped when a hedgehog was wandering around the road at East Ayton. Rob stopped and moved the endangered animal into the adjacent churchyard which is hopefully where it was safer and where it had been going. […]